Emily Piggford

STRAYS follows Shannon Ross from Kim’s Convenience as the new executive director of the Hamilton East Animal Shelter, where she is boss to an eclectic staff. Now in her 30s, Shannon is ready for a change and new challenges. She’s putting Toronto in the rearview to focus on her new job, new relationships, reuniting with family and learning more about herself. Shannon’s trademark positivity is put to the test as she manages an oddball team, including her apathetic cousin Nikki, her over-eager animal care manager Kristian, her overly sheltered office manager Joy and the building’s maintenance guy Paul, whose straight-faced prison humour keeps everyone on their toes.

A woman escapes from an abusive relationship by moving back to her hometown, only to discover she has a long-lost twin sister who may be a murderer.

5.8/10

The cycle of Steve's life choices are too large for him to recognize any pattern within. But as time is compressed and he flows through spirals of love and sexuality, he begins to sand down distractions and distortions to reveal an essential wound at his core. In liminal, the abstraction of dance may hold a place where our imaginations can project an ineffable experience. Words can fail in cinema where dance and movement may succeed.

A recent graduate is urged by an impossibly perfect woman to start digging a hole in a nearby park, setting in motion a chain of events that threaten her emotional balance and carefully maintained routines.

5.6/10

Wendy Ohata has just made three startling realizations: One, she has a twin brother named Vincent. Two, she’s a kami-jin - a descendent of an ancient Japanese people who can turn paper into deadly weapons. And three, there’s a kami-jin warrior named Sadako hunting her down for reasons she doesn’t understand.

7.4/10

A woman's death affects a host of friends and acquaintances.

One of the city's last decent tow truck drivers risks everything on a desperate quest to become king of the road and provide for his struggling family.

5.1/10

Five medical students, hoping to understand the mystery of what lies beyond life, embark on a dangerous experiment. When their hearts are stopped for a short period of time, they have a near-death experience…

5.2/10
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Lost in an isolated forest with her abusive boyfriend, Sadie finds a sinister way to get the love she's always wanted.

5.1/10

Each season of That's My DJ follows a different character within the electronic music scene in Toronto. From heartbeat to heartbreak, chasing dreams and chasing highs, it's an unapologetic look at music, cliques and artists all trying to find their place within the new order of rave.

7.4/10

Set high above the clouds, two lovers must overcome an attack and fight for their lives to defend their airship, which is also their new home.

6.3/10